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I like reading the political comentry on you’re altpolitics.Trotsky Mr
Diamond. Good to see some news from Australia now and then. But this
is one that has not been posted yet. It’s the scandle in the Western
Australian liberals that wasfeatured as a News Item recently and a lot
in Australia. I’d like to hear the commentary on it from you and the
boys on altpolitic.Trotsky. I know you allwill appreciate it because
the politician concerned is on the conservative side of politics –
unlike Mr Clinton who involved ina similar scandle and was more on
your side.
Tearful Troy Buswell admits behaviour 'unacceptable'Article from:
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TROUBLED WA Opposition leader Troy Buswell has broken down in tears at
a press conference and admitted he sniffed the chair of a female
Liberal Party staffer.
With tears in his eyes, Mr Buswell had to compose himself before
telling the media in Mandurah this morning that his behaviour had been
unacceptable.
Mr Buswell said he had repeatedly refused to deny the allegations
because he wanted to protect the woman involved.
But he broke down after he was asked about the effect of the re****ts
on his wife and children.
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With tears in his eyes, Mr Buswell said he needed a short break,
turned his back and then asked his press secretary to bring him a
glass of water.
Mr Buswell said his wife was aware of the allegations before they were
exclusively revealed in The Sunday Times at the weekend.
He said it had been a difficult time for him "on a personal level''.
"These are difficult issues for me to deal with and they are very
difficult issues for my family to deal with,'' he said.
"It's hard dealing with these matters and having to face up to your
responsibilities behaviourally, publicly, and it's harder to do it
privately.''
"I acknowledge that my behaviour in late 2005 in relation to this
matter was unacceptable,’’ Mr Buswell said.
"The issues of last October caused me to take stock well before they
were made public and I've attempted personally to draw a line in the
sand.
" I had the sup****t of my colleagues at the leader****p change. I have
the sup****t of my colleagues today -- we are collectively focused on
moving forward.
"In taking stock I believe I have put in stock changes to my behaviour
and my character to enable me to genuinely move forward.''
Mr Buswell said his leader****p would not be discussed at the next
party meeting. He would not be resigning as leader of the Liberal
Party.
Clearly upset at the effect the incident had on his family, he said:
"She's (Buswell's wife) very understanding and very sup****tive of me
in attempting to change my behaviour."
As revealed by The Sunday Times, Mr Buswell crawled around on his
hands and knees in front of a former Liberal staffer before she left
the job late in 2005.
In a separate incident, he lifted her chair and started sniffing it
after she had sat in it in his parliamentary office.
The scandal follows an admission by the Liberal leader earlier this
year that he had snapped open the bra of a Labor staffer.
Deputy Liberal leader Kim Hames was today standing by Mr Buswell,
describing him as a "rough diamond with a robust sense of humour''.
Dr Hames said his leader needed to change his behaviour, but also
acknowledged there was no one to replace him.
Woman 'horrified' over chair-sniffing
A FEMALE Liberal staffer says she was shocked and outraged when West
Australian Opposition Leader Troy Buswell sniffed the chair she had
been sitting on.
Mr Buswell yesterday refused to deny allegations he sniffed the chair
of a Liberal staffer after she finished talking to a constituent in
2005.
The unnamed staffer yesterday repeated comments she made to The Sunday
Times that she was "horrified and embarrassed'' over the incident and
gave Mr Buswell a dressing down.
Yesterday she added: "I was shocked and outraged and I told him.''
"I was very concerned and expressed my displeasure loudly. and I
believe that's where the matter should have ended.''
Mr Buswell earlier this year admitted snapping the bra of a female
Labor party staffer and has been accused by retiring Liberal MP Katie
Hodson-Thomas of making ***ist remarks to her.
Mr Buswell told re****ters the allegations were part of a negative
campaign against him, which he had predicted after taking over the
leader****p from Paul Omodei earlier this year.
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